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Fire near Pelaya

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.

Where Pelaya · Cesar
First detected9 Oct 2026 18:49 UTC
Last detected9 Oct 2026 20:55 UTC
Satellite detections3
Peak intensity16 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After — Pelaya (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-09) Before — Pelaya (Sentinel-2, 2026-08-25) Before · 2026-08-25 After · 2026-10-09

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 3

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
9 Oct 2026 20:55 UTC16firms
9 Oct 2026 18:49 UTC13firms
9 Oct 2026 18:49 UTC13firms

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